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Geography, Gr. 9
Humans & Environment – HE1.03
Fishing Canada Package pg 54-59 Perspectives
The page numbers referred to are hand-written in the top right of each worksheet page.
cod
Pacific salmon
lobster
STEP ONE
1. Read pages 1 to 4.
2. What THREE factors make the Grand Banks excellent for fishing?
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3. What happen to the cod in the early 1990s? What did the government do about it?
4. Have you ever eaten lobster? If not would you like to try it? Why or why not.
Atlantic salmon
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STEP TWO
1. Read pages 5 and 6.
2. Name the FIVE types of salmon caught on the west coast of Canada.
3. What is the importance of salmon to Aboriginal peoples?
4. In what ways are salmon caught? Describe the types of nets and boats.
5. What is aquaculture?
STEP THREE
1. Read pages 7 and 8.
2. Complete the worksheets on pages 9, 10 and 11.
3. Take the letter under each picture on page 12, and write it in the correct square on page 13.
4. Complete the worksheet on page 14.